O papel do professor na promoção da educação ambiental no ensino infantil em escolas municipais de Uruçuí-PI: estratégias e barreiras

Abstract

Environmental Education aims to educate a global population that is aware of and concerned about the environment and its inherent anthropogenic impacts. Considering that this education is essential in basic education, this study analyzes how Environmental Education is addressed in Early Childhood Education in municipal schools in Uruçuí-PI, focusing on the approaches, challenges and perspectives of teachers in relation to this topic. Specifically, we sought to report the teachers' understanding of Environmental Education; describe how this education is being addressed in Early Childhood Education and identify the challenges faced by teachers in this educational context. As methodological support, a qualitative-quantitative study was used, with data collection carried out through questionnaires applied to teachers from educational 1Graduanda do Curso de Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas no Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí – campus Uruçuí. Email: aurianeferreira278@gmail.com. 2 Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí – campus Uruçuí. Email: diogo,carvalho@ifpi.edu.br. 3 is organizations, through the Google Forms platform, through the digital application WhatsApp. The results show that Environmental Education is essential in Early Childhood Education, considering that childhood is a favorable phase for the assimilation of new information, as well as that teachers use diverse methodologies to implement environmental education teaching, such as activities in parks, streets, awareness about garbage collection and even educational games. It was also found that the main challenges faced by teachers when addressing Environmental Education in the classroom are the lack of material resources in schools, lack of physical space to carry out activities and lack of family interaction in the activities developed. It therefore concluded that Environmental Education should be integrated as an interdisciplinary form in schools, addressed from childhood to influence not only ecological awareness, but also children's values, preparing them to become adults aware of the importance of environmental conservation. Therefore, support from school management, the State and the family is essential for the implementation of Environmental Education in schools, in addition to resources and different teaching materials